4.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-0887
Gnome-Screensaver Authentication Server Crash Allowance
Description

gnome-screensaver before 2.22.1, when a remote authentication server is enabled, crashes upon an unlock attempt during a network outage, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain access to the locked session, a related issue to CVE-2007-1859.

INFO

Published Date :

April 6, 2008, 11:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0887 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnome screensaver
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0887.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/35531
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29606 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773 Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00163.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00206.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/35531
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29595 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29606 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773 Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00163.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00206.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-0887 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0887 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/35531
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0197.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29595
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29606
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29742
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29759
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32691
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-12.xml
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1019749
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:132
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0218.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28575
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-669-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435773
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00163.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00206.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10813 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10813 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0887 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-0887 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.66 }} 0.19%

score

0.79385

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability